2013 International Emmy Kids Award Winners Announced

On December 5th, 2011, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences launched The International Emmy Kids Awards, a new competition and stand-alone ceremony, solely dedicated to recognizing excellence in children's television programming produced and initially aired outside of the United States.

The inaugural awards ceremony took place tonight, February 8, 2013 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61, in New York. Entries into the kids competition ran concurrently with The International Emmy Awards competition which opened December 6th and closed on February 15th, 2012.

2013 International Emmy Kids Awards Winners:

Kids: SeriesJunior High School Diaries: Harmony Of TwoNHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)JapanExecutive Producer: Masahiro TakizawaProducer: Hisamaro FurutaDirector: Hiroki HayashiWriter: Mikio SawadaPrincipal Cast: Keisuke Toyoda, Aguri OnishiJunior High School Diaries: Harmony of Two is a drama series set in a fictional school. Each episode depicts real-life school struggles and teenage experiences.